So far, it was believed that a balanced diet is highly effective in controlling the risks from type2 diabetes for women of all races and ethnicity. However, recently it has been stated that this is more effective in cases of Asian, Hispanic, and black women. This study has been made at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
As per this study, if one is consuming a balanced diet then she will suffer from a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, especially if she falls in the category of minority women. As the number of type2 diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate, these findings can have a serious impact on the health and lifestyle of women suffering from the type2 diabetes. This study is available online in Diabetes care. It was posted on 15th January 2015.
If recent findings are to be believed, then more than 29 million people across the United States of America and more than 47 million people across the world have diabetes. According to WHO (World Health Organization) If the rate goes on increasing, then by the end of 2030 it will be the 7th largest cause of death worldwide. One of the major reasons why individuals suffer from this ailment is because of excess body weight as well as physical inactivity. In fact, there are reports of diet being linked with diabetes, but it was mainly so in the case of white people. But the current research is on the minority women.
There researchers conducted this research on several thousands of minority women to come to the conclusion. To be precise, there were:
- non-Hispanic white women – 156,030
- Asian – 2,026]
- Hispanic – 2,053
- Black women – 2,307
While conducting this survey, several factors were taken into consideration. Some of the important ones include: family history, age, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, Pre and post menopausal status and symptoms, BMR and calories taken. In order to arrive at the conclusion, the researchers kept a score of the components that played a significant role in causing type2 diabetes. The higher score was an indication of the risk factor while the lower score indicated otherwise. Hence, it was observed that a better diet intake improved the chances of having low risk from type2 diabetes while an irregular diet increased the risk from type2 diabetes.
In case of both white women and minority women it was seen that if they were exposed to higher intake of beverages and cold drinks, red meats and higher glycemic index foods, then they had a higher chance of diabetes while those women who ate more of high cereal fiber foods per day they were prone to less risk and threat from type2 diabetes.
As per, Walter Willett of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard Chan, if we do not put this knowledge into practice then there is no point in collecting the information. All the information’s collected have to be put into use if you want to see the desired changes.
Diet plays an integral role in one’s health and well being. If you follow an irregular diet and binge on fast foods and aerated drinks, then you are exposing your body to all the harmful side effects and as such you will suffer from poor health and different types of diseases. And as diabetes often leads to heart attack or stroke, it is extremely important that you pay attention to what you eat. As long as you are having a balanced diet there is nothing to worry about. It is completely a misconception that due to your diabetes, you need to have a bland and simple diet. If you keep a track of the calories consumed by you, there is nothing to worry about. So once you start following a proper diet you can keep the type2 diabetes well under control.